Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott said: 'It is hard to choose but De Bruyne pips Salah because he has helped City win the league'.

Recall that Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante won the 2016/2017 Player of the Year award, with Tottenham's Dele Alli was voted Young Player of the Year.

German global Sane has been directly involved in 21 goals this season for City, scoring nine times and adding a further 12 assists, which is second only to De Bruyne.

To say the Belgian has been a revelation would be misleading for everyone knew of the 26-year-old's qualities for he joined the Sky Blues in 2016 on the back of a burgeoning reputation.

Manchester City's domestic dominance this season has been recognised with the club having three players on the six-man shortlists for both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards. The England striker has 25 goals with two assists.

April 13, 2018Worst US-Russian Relations Ever
Speaking at a news conference in the capital, Maria Zaharova condemned the threats from U.S. I was very positive about Ukraine-another negative to the Fake Russia C story!" he said.

April 12, 2018Real Madrid vs Juventus — UEFA Match preview
The second leg of this Champions League quarter-final kicks off at 19.45 United Kingdom time (18.45 GMT). What: Real Madrid will host Juventus in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.

April 09, 2018Fire at Trump Tower leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, says FDNY
A man who was in the apartment that caught fire was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, officials said. Even then, Trump admittedly failed to see the objective that sprinklers served in high-rise buildings like his own.

April 07, 2018Michigan Hockey falls to Fighting Irish in Frozen Four
Notre Dame, which won the Big Ten regular season and playoff titles, will face Minnesota Duluth in the championship on Saturday. Let us know in the comments. "When we jump on teams fast, it's hard for them to recover from that and come back on us".